Hi Texbirders, windy conditions kept the birds & song lowkey, but we did see/hear many of the LRGV specialties such as: Least Grebe, Harris's and Gray Hawks, Ringed Kingfisher, Green Jay, Clay-colored Thrush, and Altamira Oriole. We will present a free program, "Birding Adventures in Trinidad and Tobago" on Tuesday, February 18th at 2:00PM in the Santa Ana NWR Auditorium. Tomorrow is Winter Texan Day with free admission, popcorn, and $2 tram rides. Mark & Joanie Hubinger USFWS Volunteers Santa Ana NWR Alamo, Texas Santa Ana NWR (LTC 059), Hidalgo, US-TX Feb 14, 2014 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) Comments: Morning Bird Walk 53 species Gadwall 2 Mottled Duck X Blue-winged Teal X Northern Shoveler X Green-winged Teal X Plain Chachalaca X Least Grebe 1 Pied-billed Grebe 4 American White Pelican 1 Great Egret 1 Black Vulture 6 Turkey Vulture X White-tailed Kite 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Harris's Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Gray Hawk 1 heard Sora 1 American Coot 2 Black-necked Stilt 25 Killdeer 3 Long-billed Dowitcher 20 Mourning Dove 1 White-tipped Dove X Ringed Kingfisher 1 Golden-fronted Woodpecker X Ladder-backed Woodpecker X American Kestrel 1 Eastern Phoebe 2 Great Kiskadee X White-eyed Vireo 3 Green Jay X Tree Swallow 30 Black-crested Titmouse X House Wren 1 Carolina Wren X Bewick's Wren 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X Ruby-crowned Kinglet X Clay-colored Thrush 2 Long-billed Thrasher 2 Northern Mockingbird 1 Orange-crowned Warbler X Common Yellowthroat X Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) X Olive Sparrow 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird X Western Meadowlark X Great-tailed Grackle X Altamira Oriole 1 House Sparrow X View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16929615 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner